Hey Soul Sister, Ain't That Mister Mister...

Okay, so I just had to put this as the blog title, because, bless you Train, and Satellite Radio, you have officially embedded these song lyrics into my head forever. Everytime I hear, "Heeyy, Heyy, Hey....Your lipstick stains..." I'm like, okay, here we go again. For the eleventyith time today. (Yes, eleventy is a word.)

Speaking of songs that I do like deep down inside but would rather eat mushrooms than hear again (you'd understand if you knew how much I loathe mushrooms)...let's talk about Angel by Sarah McGlaughlin. I mean, very touching, but after being scarred by the SPCA commercials and all the sad puppy/kitten faces, I really cannot hear the song without bursting out in tears. Thinking I was as far away from TV commercials as I could get on Friday night at our annual Cedar Falls downtown festival "Sturgis Falls", sure enough I walk up to the bandstand just in time for the talent competition and a 15 year old girl striking the first notes on the piano to none other than Angel. I immediately grabbed Graham and headed for the freshly popped kettle corn stand for something that can warm my heart no matter the background music! (Thank you cute old men and wal-mart for sponsoring such a delightful treat.
After the Angel/Kettle corn save, we headed over to the Tourist Park area to enjoy some jazz/good ol' rock n' roll with some friends. I just love outdoor festivals, especially when the band plays Don't Stop Believin' and everyone is feelin' groovy. About 10:30 PM, the nightly storms rolled in and the band was cut short by the impending rain and Sever Thunderstorm Warning for Black Hawk county. We headed up to Main St. just in time to chant U-S-A, U-S-A for hopeful good luck on the US-Ghana soccer game Saturday...well, we all know how that one turned out. I also aquired one silly bandz, a bright orange dinosaur, from a friend and refuse to take it off. Not even for the wedding I coordinated on Saturday. Now that's dedication. I feel like my nieces and nephews would be so proud of their "cool" Aunt. Little do they know, I'm almost 23 years old and still love 6 year old gear like silly bandz. Go figure. :) If you have not yet discovered the revolution of silly bandz...here you go!

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Pretty sweet, I'd say. I mean, I love them now, I really cannot imagine how amazed I would have been with them when I was 5...just sayin'. Don't worry...I just have one :)

Saturday was an epic wedding. 350 people, out in the 95 degree heat (it's not a dry heat if youre wondering...like that would be that much better anyway) and although the wind is usually blowing, it was, of course perfectly still. The ceremony was out on the concrete terrace at 4:00pm. Perfect. The hottest point of the day. Men were walking back in to the gallery/ballroom absolutely drenched in sweat. I felt so bad for them. We went through 3 water coolers just out by where the ceremony is when we usually don't even make it through one! Also, for these 350 people, myself and another coordinator, who is due on the 5th, yes of July...bless her heart, had to tie chair ties on the back of each and every chair in the ballroom. After 4 hours and one quick subway run, we were done. Not to mention all the OTHER details that had to be taken care of behind the scenes. I mean, we are the ones that are supposed to stress, not the bride or mother of the bride, right? Well, I was definitely feeling it on Saturday, but don't worry, it went off without a hitch! (Except for the bride and groom of course...ha! I'm super funny if you haven't noticed.)

Yesterday, Graham and I finally got some "us" time and were able to go see "Grown ups" which I would definitely recommend! I thought it was really funny, of course a tad dirty in parts, but that's to be expected these days I suppose. Overall a really quality movie with hilarious moments, moments that will make you teary and with a great message at the end. So, really, if you don't want to pay the overpriced movie theatres for your entertainment, you need to get it for a dolla when it's in that red box. Totally worth the laughs.

Graham and I are invited to go over to the Cedar River with one of his clients to go out on their boat/jet skis on Thursday afternoon, so pray for good weather and no injuries. I know how Graham and I get on jetskis and it could get ugly. Just sayin'. Stay tuned...